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Tannaim
Tannaim meaning
plural of Tanna
Example sentences (5)
He occupies a middle position between the Tannaim and the Amoraim, and is accorded the right, rarely conceded to one who is only an 'amora, of disputing the opinion of a tanna (Bava Batra 42a and elsewhere).
The Gemara mainly focuses on elucidating and elaborating the opinions of the Tannaim.
The Gemara thus takes the form of a dialectical exchange (by contrast, the Mishnah states concluded legal opinions – and often differences in opinion between the Tannaim.
The rabbis of the Mishnah are known as Tannaim (sing.
The rabbis recorded in the Mishnah are known as the Tannaim.